Posts Tagged ‘John Jay College’

Fundamental questions not answered by John Jay report

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Release of the John Jay College study on the causes of sexual abuse by Catholic priests signals the end of the U.S. bishops’ five-year, $1.8 million inquiry into the institution they govern and the priests in their charge. But the new study hardly quiets the fundamental questions that have dogged the church and its leaders Read more

Sexual abuse victims claim Church report a whitewash

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

The study by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, which concluded there was no single cause or predictor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, is not likely to put to rest questions about the cases of sexual abuse by priests and the cover-up by bishops. Some victims Read more